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Former Member, New York State Committee of the Independence Party (73rd AD - Eastside Manhattan) and Former Member, New York City Independence Party Organizations - Manhattan Executive Committee and County Committee, representing the 73rd AD.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Candidates for NYC 2017 Elections

With the 2016 Elections behind us and the calendar rapidly moving toward the new year, the focus in New York City is turning to the 2017 City Election cycle. There will be dozens of races on the ballot for Primaries in September and the General Election in November, including Mayor Bill de Blasio’s attempt at Re-Election.

The other Citywide positions of Public Advocate and Comptroller will also be voted on, as well as all five Borough Presidents, all 51 City Council seats, and three District Attorney positions in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

As 2017 approaches candidates continue to declare their intentions to run and file with the State Board of Elections and City Campaign Finance Board. While filing a Campaign Committee with the Campaign Finance Board happens on a rolling basis, the next filing deadline for financial disclosures is January 17th, at which time most of the field for these City Elected positions will be clear.

There may be candidates who file after January 17th, and candidates who are considering running for multiple positions may make their decision along the way. Two big names still making the latter decision are Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Comptroller Scott Stringer, each of whom is considering a Mayoral run, but more likely to run for Re-Election to their current position.

Public Advocate Letitia James is running for Re-Election to her post, and all four of the other Borough Presidents, Queens’ Melinda Katz, Manhattan’s Gale Brewer, Staten Island’s James Oddo, and Brooklyn’s Eric Adams, are also running for Re-Election to their current seats.

In the City Council, there are just seven of the 51 members who are term-limited from running for Re-Election. One current Council member, Inez Dickens, was recently Elected to the State Assembly and a Special Election will occur, likely in February, to fill her position temporarily, with the winner forced to run again in the fall. There will also be movement in the other direction as several current State Legislators seek City Council positions, including State Senator Bill Perkins seeking Dickens’ seat.

While a few City Council incumbents will face tough challengers, there will be relatively limited action in City Council races beyond the eight “open” seats, Dickens’ Harlem seat and the seven others where the current officeholder is term-limited. The competition in several of those seats looks like it will be fierce.

Below is a running list of official and rumored candidates for the many City races of 2017. Will be editing this list on a running basis, as well as adding more to our 2017 Election coverage, including more detail about candidates, races, issues, campaign endorsements and fundraising, debates, and more.